File Manager Navigation Shortcuts; Archiving Folders - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP1 - GNOME 23-05-2007 Manual

Location Bar: Lets you locate files, folders, and URI sites.
Side Pane: Lets you navigate or display information about the selected file or folder. Use the drop-
down list to customize what is shown in the pane. The list includes ways to view information about
files, perform actions on files, add emblems to files, view a history of recently visited sites, and
display your files in the Tree system.
View Pane: Displays folders and files. Use the options on the View menu to increase or decrease the
size of content in the view pane, and to display items as a list or as icons.
Status Bar: Displays the number of items in a folder and gives the available free space. When a file
is selected, the status bar displays the filename and size.

1.5.1 File Manager Navigation Shortcuts

Some simple shortcuts for navigating in the File Manager include the following:
File Manager Navigation Shortcuts
Table 1-4
Shortcut
Backspace or Alt+Up-arrow
Up or Down
Alt+Down or Enter
Shift+Alt+Down
Shift+Alt+Up
Shift+Ctrl+W
Ctrl+L
Alt+Home
For more information, click Help > Contents in the File Manager.

1.5.2 Archiving Folders

If you have files you haven't recently but want to keep on your computer, you can compress the files
into a tape archive (TAR) format.
1 In the Nautilus view pane, right-click the folder you want to archive, then click Create Archive.
2 Accept the default archive filename or provide a new name. Use tar.gz for the most
common archive form.
Description
Opens the parent folder.
Selects an item.
Opens an item.
Opens an item and closes the current folder.
Opens the parent folder and closes the current folder.
Closes all parent folders.
Opens a location by specifying a path or URL.
Opens your home directory.
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